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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this tornado warning at Mar 4, 2025, 6:13 AM CST for McIntosh County, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2025, 6:13 AM CST (12:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2025, 6:49 AM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties McIntosh County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 6:25 AM CST | TORNADO | 2 Wnw Eram, OK | This tornado snapped large tree limbs and damaged the roof of a home. This tornado was rated EF-0 with maximum wind of 75 to 80 mph based on the damage. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:13 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 151 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -287 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -329 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
168
WFUS54 KTSA 041213
TORTSA
OKC091-111-041300-
/O.NEW.KTSA.TO.W.0002.250304T1213Z-250304T1300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
613 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western McIntosh County in southeastern Oklahoma...
Southeastern Okmulgee County in northeastern Oklahoma...
* Until 700 AM CST.
* At 612 AM CST, a severe squall line capable of producing tornadoes
that may not be visible due to heavy rain was located along a line
extending from near Henryetta to 3 miles southwest of Raiford,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations in or near the path include...
Henryetta... Pierce...
Hoffman... Schulter...
Stidham... Hitchita...
Eram... Raiford...
Lake Eufaula State Park... Morris...
Dewar... Grayson...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 237 and
260.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3569 9581 3558 9571 3555 9571 3555 9568
3543 9557 3519 9585 3549 9604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1212Z 232DEG 34KT 3547 9601 3523 9582
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
602
WWUS54 KTSA 041234
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
634 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025
OKC091-111-041300-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250304T1300Z/
McIntosh OK-Okmulgee OK-
634 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MCINTOSH AND EAST CENTRAL OKMULGEE COUNTIES...
At 634 AM CST, a severe squall line capable of producing tornadoes
that may not be visible due to heavy rain was located along a line
extending from 2 miles east of Morris to 3 miles south of Lake
Eufaula State Park, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations in or near the path include...
Eram... Morris...
Pierce... Stidham...
Hitchita... Lake Eufaula State Park...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 251 and
260.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3569 9581 3558 9571 3555 9571 3555 9568
3543 9557 3533 9569 3563 9588
TIME...MOT...LOC 1234Z 232DEG 34KT 3560 9581 3536 9562
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$733
WWUS54 KTSA 041249 RRA
SVSTSA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
649 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025
OKC091-111-041259-
/O.CAN.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250304T1300Z/
McIntosh OK-Okmulgee OK-
649 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MCINTOSH AND EAST CENTRAL
OKMULGEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for southeastern,
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3569 9581 3558 9571 3555 9571 3555 9568
3543 9557 3533 9569 3563 9588
TIME...MOT...LOC 1247Z 232DEG 34KT 3568 9569 3544 9550
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 12:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 49 min |
| Mar 4, 2:25 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 4, 3:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 4, 3:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Tulsa | 46 min |
| Mar 4, 3:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Rogers | 54 min |
| Mar 4, 4:02 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 58 min |
| Mar 4, 5:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 41 min |
| Mar 4, 5:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 51 min |
| Mar 4, 5:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg | 40 min |
| Mar 4, 5:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 47 min |
| Mar 4, 6:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 46 min |
| Mar 4, 6:15 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Creek, Rogers, Tulsa | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Pittsburg | 38 min |
| Mar 4, 6:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee and 2 more | 50 min |
| Mar 4, 6:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 45 min |
| Mar 4, 6:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 36 min |
| Mar 4, 6:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Pushmataha | 49 min |
| Mar 4, 6:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 34 min |
| Mar 4, 6:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 45 min |
| Mar 4, 7:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Mayes, Muskogee and 2 more | 51 min |
| Mar 4, 7:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha, Sequoyah | 44 min |
| Mar 4, 7:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 48 min |
| Mar 4, 9:01 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Adair, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata | 34 min |
| Mar 4, 3:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig | 24 min |
| Mar 4, 3:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore | 52 min |
| Mar 4, 3:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 33 min |
| Mar 4, 4:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 63 min |
| Mar 4, 4:13 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa | 32 min |
| Mar 4, 4:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 58 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.